DUBAI: The capital of the United Arab Emirates has extended an emirate-wide
lockdown for another week over the
coronavirus pandemic.
Government officials announced late Monday the extension of the lockdown, that has prevented people from leaving their area in
Abu Dhabi.
Movement also has been restricted into Abu Dhabi from the rest of the
UAE, a federation of seven U.S.-allied sheikhdoms also home to Dubai.
The lockdown comes as the rest of the UAE is trying to reopen its non-oil economy after the pandemic devastated its
tourism and
airline industry.
There have been nearly 40,000 cases and 280 deaths from COVID-19 in the UAE, with 22,000 of those infected now recovered.